Brian Kinder Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

August 2021 - Promoted from Senior Executive Underwriter to Home Office Underwriting Manager. Responsible for remotely managing all Home Office underwriting functions for five regional offices in our Southeast Contract Division. Duties include in-depth collaboration with regional offices to oversee and manage underwriting integrity, approvals and lines of authority for new and existing accounts, while complementing target marketing of Regional and National ENR 400 Prime/General Contractors and Best-in-Class Subcontractors.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Accomplished Senior Level Surety Professional with over 30-years of experience involving numerous management roles. Responsible for business development, retention and handling of portfolio consisting of best-in-class contractors for A+ rated surety, The Hartford, with over $1 Billion in capacity. In-depth experience handling prime and subcontractors to include National Account Business, Co-Surety, Joint Ventures, P3’s, Native American Owned / SBA Contractors, ESOP Owned firms and work programs up to and over $2B. Recognized for strong financial and business analytical skillset, rigorous contract evaluation and disciplined adherence to Underwriting Best Practices to achieve prudent decision making evidenced by loss-free history.Manage relationships with primary focus in the Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas Region, with well-established history and relationships throughout the South and Southwest US. Skillset is complemented by a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with respective primary and secondary focuses on Finance and Accounting. Graduated in top 10% from the University of North Texas as night student while working in industry.

• Reported directly to the president with responsibility for managing all aspects of Dallas, TX based Southwest Regional office that included separate Contract and Commercial surety divisions overseeing a four state territory made up of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.• Accountable for business development with a primary emphasis of generating and managing Contract Surety relationships, while maintaining integrity of established underwriting guidelines. • Prepared and managed separate Production and Expense budgets while consistently achieving profitable results within budget. • Prior responsibilities as General Manager included the supervision and marketing of numerous states and satellite offices: Contract and Commercial operations in Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Southern Virginia. As well as, a Phoenix, AZ Commercial Surety satellite office that handled Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.• Started with company in 1993 in entry level clerical position, earning numerous promotions during tenure and achieving role of General Manager in 2006. Tenure as General Manager included management of up to 25 subordinates.